arctus
Latin
Alternative forms
- artus
Etymology
See artus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈark.tus/, [ˈark.tʊs]
Adjective
arctus (feminine arcta, neuter arctum); first/second declension
- close, thick, narrow
- short
- scanty, brief
- (Of sleep) deep
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | arctus | arcta | arctum | arctī | arctae | arcta | |
| Genitive | arctī | arctae | arctī | arctōrum | arctārum | arctōrum | |
| Dative | arctō | arctae | arctō | arctīs | arctīs | arctīs | |
| Accusative | arctum | arctam | arctum | arctōs | arctās | arcta | |
| Ablative | arctō | arctā | arctō | arctīs | arctīs | arctīs | |
| Vocative | arcte | arcta | arctum | arctī | arctae | arcta | |
- comparative: arctior, superlative: arctissimus
References
- arctus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- arctus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- arctus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette